Medical Terminology Chapter 5

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angi/o

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vessel (usually blood or lymph)

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aort/a

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o

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heart

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electr/o

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electric

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lymph/o

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lymph

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phleb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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vein

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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hem/o

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blood

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my/o

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muscle

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necr/o

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death, necrosis

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scler/o

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hardening; sclera (white of eye)

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-lysis

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separation; destruction; loosening

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-tomy

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incision

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-cardia

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heart condition

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-lith

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stone, calculus

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-ole

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small, minute

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-ule

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small, minute

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pathy

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disease

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-phagia

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swallowing, eating

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-phobia

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fear

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction, twitching

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-um

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structure, thing

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-al

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pertaining to, relating to

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-ic

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pertaining to, relating to

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anti-

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against

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-bi

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two

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brady-

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slow

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endo-

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in, within

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epi-

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above, upon

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micro-

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small

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peri-

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around

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tachy-

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rapid

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tri-

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three

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AS

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aortic stenosis

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ASD

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atrial septal defect

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ASHD

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arteriosclerotic heart disease

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AV

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atrioventricular, arteriovenous

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BBB

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bundle-branch block

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BP

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blood pressure

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CABG

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coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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CC

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cardiac catheterization, chief complaint

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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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CV

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cardiovascular

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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ECG, EKG

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electrocardiogram

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HF

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heart failure

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IAS

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interatrial septum

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IVC

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inferior vena cava

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IVS

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interventricular septum

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LA

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left atrium

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LDL

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low-density lipoprotein

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LV

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left ventricle

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MI

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myocardial infarction

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MVP

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mitral valve prolapse

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RA

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right atrium

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RBC

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red blood cell(s); red blood count

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RV

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right ventricle

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SA

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sinoatrial (node)

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SVC

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superior vena cava

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VSD

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ventricular septal defect

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WBC

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white blood cell(s); white blood count

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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EBV

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Epstein-Barr virus

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus

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HSV

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herpes simplex virus

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KS

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Kaposi sarcoma

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PCP

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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

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aneurysm

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localized dilation of the wall of a blood vessel, introducing the risk of a rupture

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arrhythmia

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irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat; also called dysrhythmia

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arteriosclerosis

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thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of arterial walls

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athersclerosis

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most common form of arteriosclerosis, caused by an accumulation of fatty substances within the walls of the arteries causing partial and eventually total occlusion

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bruit

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soft blowing sound heard on auscultation caused by turbulent blood flow

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coronary artery disease

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abnormal condition that may affect the heart's arteries and produce various pathological effects, especially the reduced flow of oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium

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deep vein thrombosis

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formation of a blood clot in a deep vein of the body, occuring most frequently in the iliac and femoral veins

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embolus

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mass of undissolved matter present in a blood or lymphatic vessel brought there by the blood or lymph current

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fibrillation

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irregular, random contraction of heart fibers

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heart failure

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condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the metabolic requirement of body tissues

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hypertension

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consistently elevated blood pressure that is higher than normal causing damage to the blood vessels and ultimately the heart

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ischemia

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decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part due to an interruption of blood flow

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mitral valve prolapse

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condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole, resultin gin incomplete closure and backflow of blood

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murmur

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abnormal sound heard on auscultation, caused by defects in the valves or chambers of the heart

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myocardial infarction

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necrosis of a portion of cardiac muscle caused by partial or complete occlusion of one or more coronary arteries; also called heart attack

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patent ductus arteriosus

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failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth, resulting in an abnormal opening between the pulmonary artery and the aorta

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Raynaud phenomenon

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numbness in fingers or tues due to intermittenet constriction of arterioles in the skin

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rheumatic heart disease

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streptococcal infectino that causes damage to the heart valves and heart muscle, most often seen in children and young adults

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stroke

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damage to part of the brain due to interruption of its blood supply, commonly caused by blockage of an artery. bleeding within brain tissues is another cause of strokes

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transient ischemic attack

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temporary interference with blood supply to the brain, causing no permanent brain damage

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varicose veins

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swollen, distended veins caused by incompenent venous valves; most often seen in the lower legs

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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deficiency of cellular immunity induced by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, characterized by increasing susceptibilty to infections, malignancies, and neurological diseases

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Hodgkin disease

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malignant disease characterized by painless, progressive enlragement of lymphoid tissue, usually first evident in the cervical lymph nodes, splenomegaly, and the presence of unique Reed-Sternberg cells in the lymph nodes

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Kaposi sarcoma

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malignancy of connective tissue including bone, fat, muscle, and fibrous tissue

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lymphadenitis

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inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes, usually as a result of infection

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mononucleosis

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acute infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus characterized by sore throat, fever, fatigue, and enlarged lymph nodes

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non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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any of a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors involving tissue except for Hodgkin disease

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cardiac catheterization

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insertion of a small tube through an incision into a large vein, usually of an arm or leg which is threaded through a blood vessel until it reaches the heart

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cardiac enzyme studies

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battery of blood tests performed to determine the presence of cardiac damage

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echocardiography

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ultrasound, also called ultrasonography, to viualize internal cardiac structures and motion of the heart

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electrocardiography

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creation and study of graphic records produced by electric activity generated by the heart muslce

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Holter monitor

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monitoring device worn on the patient for making prolonged electrocardiograph recordings on a portable tape recorder while conducting normal daily activities

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stress test

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method of evauluating CV fitness. while exercising, usually on a treadmill, the individual is subjected to steadily increasing levels of work. at the same time, the amount of oxygen consumed is measured while an ECG is administered

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troponin I

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blood test that measures protein that is released into the blood by damaged heart muscle and is highly sensitive and specific indicator of recent MI

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ultrasonography

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imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves that bounce off body tissues and are recorded to produve an image of an inernal organ or tissue

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bone marrow aspiration biopsy

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removal of living itssue, usually taken from the sternum or iliac crest, for microscopic examiniation of bone marrow tissue

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lymphangiography

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radiographic examination of lymph glands and lymphatic vessels after an injection of a contrast medium

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tissue typing

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technique for determining the histocompatibility of tissues to be used in grafts and transplants with the recipient's tissues and cells

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angioplasty

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any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood veeles and resores forward blood flow

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coronary artery bypass graft

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surgery that involves bypassing one or more blocked coronary arteries to increase blood flow

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statins

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drugs that reduce low-density lipoprotein

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thrombolytic therapy

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administration of drugs to dissolve a blood clot

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valvuloplasty

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plastic or restorative surgery on a valve, especially a cardiac valve